Clothing storage ideas

Hoggirl
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:50:27 +0000

The new home we are building has smaller bedrooms than we currently have. We have come to the conclusion that we need to not move either the dresser in our guest bedroom OR the primary bedroom. The primary is large enough to accommodate one, but it would be cramped and in an awkward place because of the room/door/window layout.

The walk in closet in the primary is large enough that we might be able to place a dresser in there, but it honestly doesn’t hold that much. We currently have clothes in both dressers and in the laundry room drawers (our new laundry room is also smaller and will have fewer drawers). The built/in laundry room drawers are much more spacious than the dresser drawers.

We really don’t want to pay to trick out the primary with a custom closet with built-ins. We will have more hanging space at the new house, so we can hang more things. But, if we put the dresser in the closet, that will cut into that hanging space. I have one friend who says she hangs most everything - even her pajamas!

What ideas do you have for types of storage for clothing? It doesn’t have to be beautiful. Do you hang most of your clothes? Do you do seasonal swap outs? It’s mostly for things like socks and undies and t shirts and workout stuff.